Opoul Cave (climbing route) – round trip

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Path leading to Opoul Karstic Cave, also known as La Cauna. This karstic cave features climbing routes situated inside the cave itself.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 1.37 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 50 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 220 ft
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    Descent: - 220 ft
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    Highest point: 1,198 ft
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    Lowest point: 974 ft
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Description of the walk

Coming from Opoul-Périllos via the D9, as you leave the village, take the road on the right towards the memorial to the plane crash. Follow this road until you reach a ‘casot’ (a winegrower’s hut) on the right (space for 5 or 6 vehicles).

(S/E) Head back down the road, heading south-east, for 150 m.

(1) Take the track on the left, which climbs slightly; ignore the junctions on the left and continue to a three-way junction.

(2) Turn left. Follow the track to where it ends at a small clearing.

(3) Take thesecond path on the left. Walk uphill for about ten metres to find the entrance to the cave.

(4) Return to the car park via the same route you took on the way there (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 978 ft - Winemaker’s hut
  2. 1 : mi 0.09 - alt. 974 ft - Dirt track
  3. 2 : mi 0.51 - alt. 1,109 ft - Three-way junction
  4. 3 : mi 0.65 - alt. 1,178 ft - Clearing
  5. 4 : mi 0.69 - alt. 1,198 ft - Opoul Cave
  6. S/E : mi 1.37 - alt. 978 ft - Winemaker’s hut

Notes

Please note that the floor of the cave can be slippery in wet weather.

Climbing route information here

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